Probing the spectrum of the Jaynes-Cummings-Rabi model by its isomorphism to an atom inside a parametric amplifier cavity

Abstract

We show how the generalized Jaynes-Cummings-Rabi model of cavity quantum electrodynamics can be realized via an isomorphism to the Hamiltonian of a qubit inside a parametric amplifier cavity. This realization clears the way to observe the full spectrum of the Rabi model via a probe applied to a parametric amplifier cavity containing a qubit and a parametric oscillator operating below threshold. An important outcome of the isomorphism is that the actual frequencies are replaced by detunings which make it feasible to reach the ultra-strong coupling regime. We find that inside this regime the spectrum is characterized by a narrow resonance peak that is traced back to the transition between the ground and first excited states. The exact form of these states is given at an energy crossing and then extended numerically for nearby points. At the crossing, the eigenstates are entangled states of field and atom where the field is found inside squeezed cat-states.